Historical records matching James Thomas Ferguson
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About James Thomas Ferguson
Boer War
13th Oct 1899, the 'first hostile act' by the Boers was cutting wires and pulling up the railways.
1934 - As per James' will attached to his Estate File, he bought '13 Donkin Street, Grahamstown', where he was living with daughter Jessie Ann Watkins who two years earlier had lost her first husband to suicide. On 28th April, James Thomas names his three year old grandson James 'Jimmy' Melville Watkins as the sole heir of his estate(13 Donkin Street which was shared with his ex-wife Jessie Ann. In 1940, James' share was worth £175, the equivalent to £5000 in 2017, whilst Jessie's share was £150 in 1941).
1940 - Last known address at time of death was '1 Goldswain Crescent, Grahamstown'.
Death Notice
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y339-WHW6?i=691&wc=Q81...
Estate File
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91H-X9MF-W?i=226&cat=...
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James Thomas Ferguson's Timeline
| 1865 |
May 22, 1865
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| 1885 |
October 11, 1885
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Stutterheim, Amatole, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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| 1888 |
March 13, 1888
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| 1890 |
March 30, 1890
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| 1891 |
May 5, 1891
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Burgersdorp, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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| 1893 |
November 6, 1893
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Burgersdorp, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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| 1896 |
January 9, 1896
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Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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| 1897 |
October 6, 1897
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Wodehouse, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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| 1898 |
December 22, 1898
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Wodehouse, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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| 1900 |
March 5, 1900
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Wodehouse, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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